DEC. 2ND. - MARGATE, KENT. The motor life-boat The Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at 11.50 A.M., after a terrific explosion had been seen at sea.A fresh, westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. About two miles E. by N. of the Tongue Light-vessel the life-boat found several minesweepers near the oil tanker San Calisto, of London, sinking as a result of enemy action. In response to a signal the life-boat went alongside one of the minesweepers, Stella Leonis, which had on board twelve survivors of the oil tanker, and took them off. She then went to the San Calisto, and two of her men boarded her but found no one, Making for home the life-boat was hailed by the minesweeper Hugh Walpole, which transferred to the life-boat a dead body.

She then went on again and met two more minesweepers. From one of them she took aboard ten more survivors of the San Calisto, and learned that aid was needed for a badly injured man. The life-boat then made for Margate, landed the survivors, took ambulance men on board, returned to the minesweeper, and brought ashore the injured man.

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